Thanks again to everyone who came to the first annual Colorado Undergraduate Physics Conference! Below are some numbers which show a quick summary of everything that happened. See you next year!
The conference took place on October 4th, 2025.
Around 120 undergraduates attended with multiple graduate students and faculty present as well. Additionally, the general public was invited to the Saturday Physics Lecture (2nd plenary session) and many stayed for the poster session afterwards. In total, there were ~140 attendees!
9 universities represented!
University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), University of Denver (DU), United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), Colorado State University (CSU), University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), Regis University, University of Wyoming (UW)
3 plenary sessions:
Mark Siemens, University of Denver
Ed Kinney, University of Colorado Boulder
Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado Boulder and KM Labs
25 undergraduate parallel speakers!
31 poster presenters!
2025 Best Speaker Award Winners
AMO Physics
Emma Sawruk
University of Colorado Boulder
Plasma Physics
Sawyer Walcott
University of Colorado Boulder
Quantum Physics
Luke Wanner
Colorado School of Mines
Astrophysics
Jaden Fitzpatrick
University of Colorado Boulder
2025 Best Poster Award Winners
Cece DiSibio
Colorado School of Mines
Gayathri Budamgunta
University of Colorado Boulder
2025 Plenary Speakers
University of Denver
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
2025 Acknowledgements
Director & Lead Organizer
Benjamin Braun
University of Colorado Boulder
Co-Organizer & Graduate Coordinator
Luke Adams
University of Colorado Boulder
Undergraduate Coordinator
Jeremy Goodkin
University of Colorado Boulder
Website Designer
Tate McDonald
University of Colorado Boulder
Industry Coordinator
Simon Braun
University of Colorado Boulder
Student Photographer
Tab Rodriguez
University of Colorado Boulder
A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers:
Sam Schwartzberg
Sawyer Walcott
Davin Schulson
Richie Yang
Patryk Zalewski
Finnegan Thompson
Dylan Spektor
Caroline Vargish
Mason Hergert
A special thank you to Quantum Scholars & the CU Boulder Physics Department for financial & organizational support.